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Definition of Scanty

1. Adjective. Lacking in amplitude or quantity. "A spare diet"

2. Noun. Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural).

Definition of Scanty

1. a. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.

Definition of Scanty

1. Adjective. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent. ¹

2. Adjective. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scanty

1. meager [adj SCANTIER, SCANTIEST] : SCANTILY [adv] - See also: meager

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scanty

scanting scantity scantle scantled scantles scantlet scantlets scantling scantlings scantly

scantness scantnesses scantron scantrons scants scanty (current term) scapa scapaed scapaing scapas

scape scaped scapegoat scapegoated scapegoating scapegoatism scapegoatisms scapegoats scapegrace scapegraces

Literary usage of Scanty

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1853)
"scanty fare.—Buffalo skulls.—Wagons turned into boats.—Herds of buffalo. ... Game was scanty, and they had to eke out their scanty fare with wild roots and ..."

2. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the by Washington Irving (1868)
"scanty fare.— Buffalo skulls. — Wagons turned into boats.— Herds of Buffalo. — Cliffs resembling castles. — The Chimney. — Scott's Bluffs. ..."

3. The history of America by William Robertson (1822)
"Thus, amidst the uncertainty of the former, and the obscurity of the latter, we must glean what intelligence can be collected from the scanty materials ..."

4. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1890)
"... CHAPTER XX KEELING ISLAND :- :ORAL FORMATIONS Keeling Island—Singular appearance—scanty Flora—Transport of seeds- I'irds and insects—Ebbing and flowing ..."

5. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1890)
"CHAPTER XX KEELING ISLAND : - CORAL FORMATIONS Keeling Island — Singular appearance — scanty Flora — Transport of seeds — Birds and insects — Ebbing and ..."

6. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"CHAPTER XX KEELING ISLAND:—CORAL FORMATIONS Keeling Island—Singular appearance—scanty Flora—Transport of Seeds—Birds and Insects—Ebbing and flowing ..."

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